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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

OAtCICOs tshtt upOll Vul
I moti on to be quiet, crouched down il
a corner and waited patiently for, al
least, three hours.
was so eager that I supposed Unjust
have seen dozen rats, and kept Won
dering why he didn't shoot, although
| Mr.. J. declared that he didn't see 9
single rat!
have related this in order to illus
trate my eager desire to possess gun
and make myself hero by killing
something. Every time went to town
| bothered the hardware man, who
would stimulate my desire to the high
est pitch by long and fascinating
eulogies on his old pot-metal artillery.
So things proceeded in similar man.
ner for three or four years, before my
father consented to get me gun.
Has any one of my readers ever rea-
lied long expectation?
| Has any one Of you ever obtained a
long-sought-for and much desired
something? Oh! rejoice with me, ex-
!! perienced reader, for my Joy was as
! boundless as limitless as the ocean cur
rent.
I was so wild, so enthusiastic that I
could think and talk of nothing but
the coming gun, which had been
ordered, and was, supposed, already
on the route. My father feared my
brain had become unbalanced. and
! threatened to revoke his promise, which
greatly alarmed and quoted me-.
He told me that was too eager; that L
was expecting too much; that I was do
ing to much Dragging; and he predict
ed that | would be unsuccessful in the
art of cunning. OF course all my COM
panions were made acquainted with the
fact that was to have a gun
And what pleasure l experienced in
relating to them an exciting, imagina-
ry chase, similar to those / soon ex-
pected. to be a participant in!
Well, to be brief, my gun came; but
it was not as nice as had expected.
Instead of a neat handy little gun; as
wanted, it was a monster, weighing
twelve pounds. AS the hunting sea-
son had arrived, begged that father
would not sent it back, and he con-
sented
A snow was falling on the very day
received my gun, and had not ceased
at nightfall.
What fun anticipated for the NOR
row. This is happening just right, y
I thought. The rabbits will suffer to-
morrowp'
Invent to bed early, but was so ex-
cited could not sleep. l knew every
hour that passed., counted every stroke
of the old clock; and when the faith
full old time-pisee announced the hour
of five jumped from my bed.
ate breakfast at six that morning.
and long before the east began to
s.kindle,' Twas out in search of rals-
bit tracks. The snow had ceased fall
ing sometime during the night, afteg it
had covered the ground to a depth of
six or eight inches. The snow was
shining brightly and | set out foz the
''creek bottom" which was, as [
coniectured, literally covered with
rabbit tracks. This ''bottom" was
some distance from the house, and,
carrying my heavy gun and trudging
through the deep snow had the effect
of fatiguing me greatly, by the time I
arrived there.
Well, to make long story short, I
found no tracks in the ''bottom, but, not
becoming discouraged, sought another
field of operation with like result, and
then another, thus walking through
the snow all that day, going without
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
The FRS. Work of the Commission.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The first bust
ness that will come before the Interstate
Commerce Commission, after its complete
organization by the election of a secretary,
will be to fix the time and place for the
hearing of matters submitted by Mr.. A.
kSmith, vice president of the Louisville
E Nashville S. Railroad. and Virgil
! Powers, ~ general commissioner for
sAool rates iey the Southern Railway and
! steamshnp Association in reference td
ssk,g and short,haul feature of the Inter
e CommerS act az it applies to the
last d the Mississippi river,
Ohio asd westof the Potomac
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
A citizen who knows Wall street

"A citizen who knows Wall street
informs us that women are very popu-
lar as clerks and copyists in that
neighborhood, because their employers
are not afraid of their divulging the
secrets of the shop. They can be
trusted better than can the ambitious
male employees not to give away
points. "-Harper' Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
PITH AND POINT.

The most steadfast followers OF
ones fortunes are his creditors.
The woman that maketh a good
pudding in silence is better than she
who maketh tart reply.
Never eat pies,'' is the advice OF
some physicians, but a wiser doctor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

That German who has invented, q
simple method of deadening the sound
OF the piano deserves monument of
solid gold. The continuance consists
merely of the application of fine fan-
mel to the frame betwe en- the strings
and hammers of an upright piano.
The sound can be graduated at will
without injuring the quality Of the
tone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

!. Tho eyes of poisonous snakes have
been found by DR.. Benjamin Sharp to
have illiptical pupils. while in the
harmless species they are circular.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07
HIS FIRST GUN.

~ of a Boy Who Got What He Want
But Expected Too Much-How tn,
Rbbits Were Killed.
had been wanting a shotgun fol
BE or four years-desperately want
one. I had even gone so far as tt
my fathers permission to buy al
musket, worth nothing, although
not know it at the time. 1t was an
rickety, powder-burnt concern,
tth about twenty-five cents; and its
her taking advantage of my eager
ire to possess gun. caused me to
(ieve it was worth five dollars, sum
ch I agreed to pay, upon condition
i I succeeded in obtaining my faith
) consent.
Ny father happened to be familiar
b guns, and knocked the whole
hngement in the head. Besides
are too young to have a gum" he
lid say, '.you are too small potatoes
ven look at a gum
y boyish hopes were thus prostrat-
only to swell again the moment 1
ght sight of a gun. Every time 1
a man carrying one, was thrown
perfect frenzy.
always wanted to borrow the gun.
he owner would not lend. to buy it,
if it could not be bought. to fire it
I always met with refusal. L re-
|nber going one day two miles
bugh the rain to borrow gun, and
refused, the owner declaring that
wanted to kill a ''mess'' of squirrels
! afternoon. But I afterward learned
he had no intention of going hunt
remember the event wildly as
ugh it were but yesterday.
called at the mans house, wet to
skin, and inquired for j. In
|wer to my inquiry, Mrs. j said
vas at the stable "watching for
;" How my heart bounded! II
get to see rat shot, :" thought as
rried to the stable. perhaps he
let me shoot one," and this last
light quickened my steps.
irving at the stable I opened the
entered, and upon Mr.. J-'s
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-04-13
THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.
Representatives of n Prosecuted Race Who
Are Hated and Hunted by the People.

Representatives of n Prosecuted Race Who
Are Hated and Hunted by the People.
When a Russian sees three men with
gaunt faces, long priestly coats dangling
mt their heels and q lock of hair hanging
over each ear, he says, ''MIore govern
mcnt spies" These Polish Jews should
not be confounded with the thrifty Jews
of America. They are another class of
people. Their features, their manners,
the cut OF their hair, and the fashion of
their clothing are different from what
one is accustomed to see i'll New York.
The number of blondes among them is
surprisingly large. They seldom travel
alone, but i'll companies roam the plains
of Russia and Poland, ever talking,
ever restless; watched, feared and hated;
and they in turn ever watching, ever
hating, are never afraid, yet distrust
ever turks in their finely chiselcd faces,
The general opinion expressed by the
Russians is that while Polish Jews are
spies by nature, they have remarkable
gifts for business, and that when one of
them is so fortunate as to get a consider
able sum of money and embark in wheat
speculations, he speedily grows rich,
gathers his clannish friends about him,
forms a colossal combination, through
which, if not prevented by oppression
or legalized conspiracy on the part of
his jealous ncighboIs, he in time is able
to control the business of his neighbor-
hood. 1t is not until one has seen these
Polish Jews, watched their strangely ex-
prcssive faces and studied their peculiar
character that he appreciates that they
are direct descendants of the Jews Of
history, who for ages suffered unspeall-
able outages. The wrongs described by
historians are plainly waitten in their
faces, and as they glide noiselessly along
the street, with restless, Jesuitical coun-
t%enances, IL feels suspicious i'll spite of
himself. Many OF these people arc I'M
doubleday obnoxious. | have seen a
weary woman struggle through the
crowd at a railway station to get water
for her little ones, when n priestly-look-
ing dcrvish snatched the cup from her
and drank the with manners of a beast.
Why these yellow-haircd wanderers al
ways travel in squads of three no one cx-
plains. They swarm the country. The
cruclties of centuries have given them a
ferocious, hunted look and made them
as brutal MS animals, yet their intellect
lifts them above their opprcssors, who
call them "spies."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-04-13
La.e Episoac Of the aryntioni,t..

Several days ago a party of Salvationists
Thought 1t incumbent upon them to visit
uc lick. Consequently they proceeded to
jnc house OF Mr.. Frank Bcattic, who has
been IN Tor oyCra year, and in consequence
thereof is nervous and c%Xcitablc. Having
gained admission into The house they were
asked uy those in attendance upon the sick
man who had sent them, since they came
wholly urinyitcd by the members of the
Family. They replied that it was by the
order Of Captain Goder that they had come
To ministraic unto the sick. Captain Yodcr
Waa unknown to those present until they
were told that she was the leader of the
salvation Army. The party were prompt
~ told that hcir ministrations were not
u.Cucd nor wanted, and that they should
leave. They did not leave, however, nor
did they 80 until the bed ridden man him
sci, gave them TO understand that lie did
not wish TO be t~ambourincd into heaven.
aud told them to depa.,; that he was "A
member of Il church, and had the dread
OF life daily administered TO him by his
pastor whose administrations were SUM.
ci2ut. No "tambourinc music was heard in
that house, for at the sick mans command
they left. Charlotte Observer.
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The Game Law.

The following extract from the General
statutes is Of interest TO sportsmcn: III
Shall not he lawful for any person in this
State, between the first day of April and
the first day of November, in any year
hereafter, to catch, Kill or injurc, or TO
pursue with such intent, or to sell, or expose
Tor sale any wild turkey, partridge, dove,
WOodcuck, or pheasant; and any person or
persons found guilty thereof shall be fined
not less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than ten days, which fine, if i'm
posed, shall go onc.half TO the informcr
and the other one-half thereof to the school
fund of the county wherein the offence
was committed"
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An indiscrcct Preacher.

CmcAGo, April IA special from Nor
ris, H., says: THE trial Of the ALLEGED
train robbers, Schwartz and Watt, was
given a most unexpected turn yesterday by
an incident That will probably destroy the
worth of all the work so far done. By
consent of counsel and the Court, The Jurors
were permitted to attend divine service at
the Methodist Church. DR.. AXtcll. the
officiating clergyman, leaned Of thCir pres
cncc, and, taking as his text the power Of
little things, before the ]astouishcd congrc.
CATION or jury could realize it, he was in
the midst Of an address upon the impor-
lance Of apparently trivial circumstances
when rightly viewed. As the tain rob
bcrs' conviction depends largely upon cir.
cumstantial evidence, the surprise was
great, but DR.. Axtell proceeded to tell how
a celebrated criminal hNd once been con.
victcd, after long years. by n tell tale scrGp
OF paper. a torn clCclI figures largely IN
the Rock Island c0sc, and much feeling was
expressed after the services nj tiIc singular
remarks OF the preacher. II the prisoners
are convicted, their attorneys will demand
a new trial, on The ground Of undue inlu-
ence upon the jury
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-04-13
Thrnshing Il Ghost at Midnight.

A night or two ago a gentleman living
near Sparkill had occasion at q late
hour to cross the stone bridge over the
Sparkill creek, when he encountered the
ghostly object which was on its nightly
round to brighten people. The man
picked up g good-sized stone and hurled
it at the object, striking him a pretty
hard blow. The spook became angered
and clinched with the man. The gentle
man proved too muscular, however, for
the spectre and grasped it by the throat.
The ghost, in n human voice, begged for
mercy. The Sparkill gentleman re-
Tented, and, after discovering the identi-
ty of the person who had been person
ating n ghost, promised to let him go
and not make known hiSname on con
dition that he give up the spook bust
ness. The one who has p~Sersonated the
ghost and caused tho worst scare ever
known in the lower part of the county is
q man we'll known in Piedmont and
Sparkill, but the man who discovered
his identity sticks faithfully to his
promise not to reveal it.-Nyack On. W
Special to the New York Times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-04-13

Beiug c]nlircly vegetable, no Particular
care is required while usiug Or, Picrco's
Pleasant PurgatiYe Pellets They oper.
ate without disturbance to the constitution,
dict, or occupation. For sick headache,
constipation, impure blood, Dizziness, sonr
eruciatiOns from the stomach, bad taste in
mouth, bilious attacks, pain in region of
kidneys. internal fever. bloated feeling
about stomach, rush Of blood 10 head, take
DIR Pierce's "Pellets." BY druggists.
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IS Perfect Flood of sunshine"

win fill the heart of every suffering
woman If she will only persist in the use OF
DIR. Pierce's "Favorito Prescriptions" II
will cure the most excruciating periodical
pains, and relieve you of all Irregularities
and give healthy action. 1t will positively
cure internal inflammation and liberation,
misplacement and all kindred disorders.
Price reduced to one dollar. BY druggists.
Grave i~Diustice-The eulogistic inscrip.
ton upon the average tombstone.
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The Right of the French Chambers has

The Right of the French Chambers has
issued q protest against the exclusion of
that party from representation in the Bud
get Committee. The charge is made that
members Of the Right are excluded from
the committee because the Republicans are
DESTROYS of conccaiing the fact that they
have been squandering national moneys.
Nine. Bcrnllardt recently entertained the
humorist, Marshall Wilder, Mt lunch. She
is five feet SIX inches high and about six
inches wide, and he is about two feet wide
and three feet high. They talked French
and English to each others entire bewilder-
mcut, but they ate in the same language
and parted friends 1t is even said that
Mr.. Wilder made Nine. Bcrnhardt laugh.
John Most, ~cN.convict and apostle of an-
arChy, had Il reception in Cooper Union,
New York. 1t was the largest Anarchist
meeting ever held in that city, the hall
being packed. The majority present were
uot Anarchists, but Socialists, and many
were there merely out of curiosity. A large
squad OF police, in citizens clothes. were
present.
Dir. Pulitzer ]pronounccs the story that
he has employed IL detective to net as n body
guard, IAN invention of my friend, Mr..
Dana" lie further says: IF Ira Shncfcr
means 10 do the threatened killing | trust
tnVt he viii mntcrtaliZc soon, rs | am con
tcmplutinr a little trip next month and do
not care to have open and unsettled ac-
counts
Places OF wOrkmcn at Jones & Laugh
Inns iron mi!l, PittSburg, Pa, who struck
4 few days ago, have been filled by new
men. lie locked out wOrkmcn made ap,
plica,ious TO he organized into an assembly
OF Knights of Labor, but were refused on
account oC hciug on II strike. They de
m1Mdcd an advance in wages from 81 81 to
so per dov.
Colonel ". II. Martin, who will succeed
Senator elect Reagan in the House, is rs tall
and thin MS a rail. lie wears long hair and
inS a tuit on his chin, and Il muStacho.
His voice is loud and his gestures are awk-
ward. Ills trousers never fit him and he
wears Il hullcr;ut-cOlorCd SHIRT. He has
lived all hjs life in the ]pincwoodS of eastern
Texas Ind has promised to be the same Bill
Martin in Washington that he is ut home.
The recent attacks on the Car OF Russia
have clueed ;hHt potcNtatc TO hate every
thing I'm the shape of democracy. He has
r"uhu! .a lHu French Ambassadors invita-
ton 10 Join in the French Exhibition of
1850, declining 90 give encouragement to a
demonstration organized in honor Of n sue
C",4tui revolution. and adding that he
would not allow his subjects 10 take any
pat in such an affair either.
Peter Il. MouiSScy, cX-mcmbcr of The
lower mouse Of the Municipal Assembly of
ST.. Louis, auD. U"C OF the Judges OF cleo.
jion in That CITY last November. who hrs
been on trial before the United States Cir.
vUit Court for !hrcc days past for fraudu-
lcntiy registering voters and with receiving
Illegal votes Willie acting as judge Of cleo
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BRIC.A-BRAO.
Always give the devil his adieu.
Oval.shaped potatoes are the best.


A hole in your incomc-A large rent.
Bald persons should be clcar. headed.
An oxcbcoro,-A rc,h,c.i b,~r,,m,n,o,
tor
D,.
TOW y ~ nt"No 7" "'' man Sno'' nm
u nS purse
ouoth wittv Roland
Do,an,oJ ann,Lam.lo -,
hupe"'e" '"'nl""Ne' h"'V ''"''N" w
fNuen'
Inc carpenters STRIKE Is SIN IA progress
IN Chlcago.
The Atlanta Rifles have withdrawn from
the national drill.
Insurance companies arc dccliuinG Chicu-
go risks for fear of The Anarchists.
Tho GJ;terAu. Is n very Durable weed
md excellent timber for frHcm nnS,s
y,n c,nro, i,nn nvor , mnrr, d. ,.,
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The Secretary of the Navy has granted
authority TO proceed Immediately with re.
pairs to the Ossippee, found to be necessary
by the Board Of Survey. The vessel is now !
lying at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Doyle, the invinciblc, has been released
on n ticket of leave. He complains bitterly
of the treatment he received while in con !
tincmcnt, and alleged that the prison au-
thoritics single cut Irish c]onvicts for cspc-
cial punishmcnts.
"~Govcrnorelcct Mcllett, OF the State OF
DakatO, denies That his bHiliwiCk has any
of going to war with the country,
and adds that it will wait 20 be admittcd 10
the Union until it can come in through the
front door.
The Supreme Court Of Mississippi has
affirmed the decision of the lower court,
awarding Z. G. Thompson, OF Knoxville,
Miss, $4,000 on account OF injuries re.
cniYcd in an accident on the Louisville,
New Orleans and Texas Railroad.
Mr.. Sidney Bartlett. one of Bnston's hest
known lawyers, is 50 years old, yet his
bodily strength is little impaired, and he is
said never 10 have exhibited greater incl.
lC2tual vigor than in an important case
which he recently conducted.
Local optionists at Stnunlon. Va, gave
notice that they would contest the election
Of last Tuesday, on the ground ,h@i tine
tickets Of the "wuts" wurC moi printed on
White paper. The paper is Of aiight cream
color.
William and Joseph WarGord. brothers.
had an alteration at th;ir home rear
Springfield, H., Thursday. over 10 l)Isa.
William Shot Joseph, breaking his arm. lie
then went 10 the room and SHOT himself
through the heart.
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A young poetess says she told Der secret
10 the sweet, wild roses" She was very
imprudent. When the sweet, wild roses
elbow" she will wish sine had kept the Sc
cret to herself.
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\ Niurdcrcr's AwGuI Dreams.

Edward Ungcr, who was sent TO Sing
Sing for life for the murder of August
Bohlc, whose body he cut up and shipped
i'll Il trunk 10 Baltimore, is now in The hos
pit0l of the prison, n sufferer from nervous
prostration. His physical strength before
his trial was great, and his stcadinCsS Of
nerve in cour, was surprising; but his stam-
ina is all gone, and he has become Il miscra-
bic covering wreck. On the first morning
in tlc prison he told a keeper that he had
been visited during the night by his dis,
mcnlbcrcd victim, who had proceeded to
reconstruct himself in the terrified prisoners
presence. OF this dream he could not be
d%isabuSed. He seemed TO believe it was
reality. Every night it came TO him, and
at the end of a week he was much broken
down. In the hospital ii has been the
same with him, except when he is kept
very soundly asleep under narcotic iuilu-
ancc. He dreams that the munglcd pieces
of his fricnd are Strcwn about the ROOM,
where they liz II While ~inanimatcly. us they
did beforclc packed the body in the trunk
and threw the head into the river. Then
the fragments begin to culver. Soon they
move slowly toward each other, until they
are in Il heap. Next, they adjust them
selves into 4 human form. But the head
is missing. ut length that, too. comes
into the room, with its hair dripping with
the water of the river in which it has lain.
With Il horrible smile ON its face. il places
itself on the shoulders of The figure. and
mcnuCcS the murderer. .Ungcr shIicks ont
ut this point, and the Qpparition vanislcs
from his imagination. All efforts have
failed to cure him Of these visions, and the
prison physician advises his rcmoval to the
State Asylum for lunatic criminals.